Skillet Apple Cake

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• Apple Topping
• 8 tbsp butter
• If you want some extra flavor, substitute 2 tbsp of bacon grease for 2 tbsp of the butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 granny smith apples, cored, peeled, and cut into 12 wedges each
• You'll need to pack them in tightly to cover the entire skillet
• Cake
• 8 tbsp butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
•  1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• Vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. For the topping, melt the butter in a 10" cast iron skillet over low heat.  Stir in the sugar, and then place the apple slices along the pan.  Allow them to cook over low heat until browned.
2. For the cake, cream together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.  Mix in the vanilla, eggs, and sour cream.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.  Gradually add to the butter mixture, stirring just enough to combine.  Stir in the diced apple.
4. Remove the skillet from the heat.  Make sure the apples are evenly spaced in the pan, and then spoon the batter over the top and spreading even.
5. Bake in the oven at 375°F for 25-30 minutes, until the cake is browned.  Remove from the oven and let the cake rest for 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.  Alternatively, you can cut sections and spoon directly onto serving plates.
6. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Adapted from The Pioneer Woman.